However [http://goo.gl/eG4q9 Benjamin Tissoires] posted a program on the kernel mailing list that allows pairing of additional devices also under Linux.

However [http://goo.gl/eG4q9 Benjamin Tissoires] posted a program on the kernel mailing list that allows pairing of additional devices also under Linux.

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==Installing pairintool==

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==Installing pairingtool==

===From AUR===

===From AUR===

Revision as of 10:36, 4 December 2012

zh-TW:Logitech Unifying Receiver
The Logitech Unifying Receiver is a wireless receiver that can connect up to six compatible wireless mice and keyboards to your computer.
The input device that comes with the receiver is already paired with it and should work out of the box through plug and play.
Logitech officially supports pairing of additional devices just through their Windows software.
However Benjamin Tissoires posted a program on the kernel mailing list that allows pairing of additional devices also under Linux.

Now switch off the device that you want to pair (if it was on) and execute your compiled program with the appropriate device as argument:

# ./pairing_tool /dev/hidraw0
The receiver is ready to pair a new device.
Switch your device on to pair it.

Now switch on the device you want to pair. After a few seconds your new device should work properly.

Known Problems

Wrong device

On some systems there is more than one device that has the same name. In that case you will receive the following error message when the wrong device is choosen:

# pairing_tool /dev/hidraw1
Error: 32
write: Broken pipe

Keyboard Layout via xorg.conf

With kernel 3.2 the Unifying Receiver got its own kernel module hid_logitech_dj which does not work flawlessly together with keyboard layout setting set via xorg.conf.
A temporary workaround is to use xorg-setxkbmap and set the layout manually. For example for a German layout with no deadkeys one has to execute: